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Molecular mechanisms linking adipokines to obesity-related colon cancer: focus on leptin

Molecular mechanisms linking adipokines to obesity-related colon cancer: focus on leptin

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Molecular mechanisms linking adipokines to obesity-related colon cancer: focus on leptin

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Molecular mechanisms linking adipokines to obesity-related colon cancer: focus on leptin

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Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press

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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 2012-02, Vol.71 (1), p.175-180

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English

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Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press

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Obesity is linked to increased risk of colon cancer, currently the third most common cancer. Consequently rising levels of obesity worldwide are likely to significantly impact on obesity-related colon cancers in the decades to come. Understanding the molecular mechanisms whereby obesity increases colon cancer risk is thus a focus for research to in...

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Molecular mechanisms linking adipokines to obesity-related colon cancer: focus on leptin

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_918575893

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_918575893

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ISSN

0029-6651

E-ISSN

1475-2719

DOI

10.1017/S0029665111003259

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